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    Airframe Family: Lockheed L-83 / F-104 Starfighter
    Latest Model:JF-104A Starfighter
    Last Military Serial:56-0754 USAF
    Construction Number:183-1042
    Latest Owner or Location:National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a F-104A-10-LO by Lockheed at Burbank, California, USA.

    Circa 1957

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 56-0754.

    Transferred to Air Research and Development Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH.

    Converted to a JF-104A.

    Transferred to Air Force Flight Test Center, Edwards AFB, CA.

    19 September 1967

    Transferred to the Military Aircraft Storage and Disposal Center (MASDC) with inventory number FB001.

    22 April 1971

    Aircraft was still located at MASDC.

    22 October 1971

    Aircraft declared excess at MASDC.

    By November 1992

    To National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright Field, Dayton, OH.
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    From After August 1994 to By August 1995

    Placed on display.

    Markings Applied: FG-879, 60879

    16 July 1996


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the USAF Museum in Dayton, Ohio.

    13 August 1998


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: Notice that the pole it is mounted on has been painted to look like fire and jet exhaust

    4 December 2006


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield

    6 May 2008


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield

    24 November 2014

    Aircraft was located on the east side of Wright Field on a ramp by the restoration hangar.

    2016

    Returned to display after replacing wings with those of F-104D 57-1322.

    22 August 2017

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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     U.S. Military Out of Service 2019/2020 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     916-Starfighter by Hubert Peitzmeier
    Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor
    Air Britain
    National Museum of the United States Air Force
    The AMARC Experience
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Individual Contributors
     Glenn Chatfield
    Mike Henniger
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